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Autopsy cites natural causes for man’s death in Cedar Rapids

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March 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Cedar Rapids officials say an autopsy shows a man whose body was found outside a building died of natural causes. The body was spotted around 2:45 p.m. Sunday near an empty commercial building that is used to handle overflows from a homeless shelter. Authorities have identified the man as 77-year-old Joseph Botello.